The light rain in spring kept falling, and a team of horse-drawn carriages slowly drove from the south along the official road. Although the ground had accumulated some water due to the rain, it did not appear muddy, because the official roads of the Tang Dynasty had been laid with burned cinder in recent years, which was a very primitive hardening method. As long as the rain was not too heavy, it would not affect the passage of vehicles.

Zhao Deyan sat in the carriage, opened the window to enjoy the rain outside. It was already February. The warm wind from the south kept blowing to the north, causing the temperature to rise very quickly. Although the northwards became colder, it was not particularly unbearable. He even felt very comfortable. After all, he was originally a northerner, and even though he had been in Hongzhou in the south for nearly ten years, he still couldn't adapt to the local climate.

"Husband, how far is we from Chang'an? We haven't seen our grandmother and others for many years. I miss you very much. I don't know how your grandmother and others are now?" At this moment, a gentle voice from a woman suddenly came from behind Zhao Deyan.

Hearing the voice behind him, Zhao Deyan couldn't help but turn his head and saw a beautiful woman in her twenties sitting there, with two children playing with toys beside her. The woman was Zhao Deyan's wife, Yang, and the granddaughter of Yang Guang, the former Sui Dynasty. When Empress Xiao was wandering in the grassland, she married Yang to Zhao Deyan, who was undercover in the Turkic at the time. Now the two have a son and a daughter, and their family life is quite happy.

"It's almost here. We have passed Jinzhou. Going further forward is the territory of Guannei Road. Moreover, the road in Guannei Road is relatively flat, so you can speed up the journey. It is estimated that in about three to five days, you can reach Chang'an!" Zhao Deyan said with a smile at this time.

If Li Xiu saw Zhao Deyan now, he would probably not be able to recognize each other, because compared to Zhao Deyan back then, although he is over fifty years old, he looks younger than before. You should know that when Zhao Deyan first met Li Xiu, although he was only in his thirties, he suffered from suffering on the grassland and had gray hair and wrinkles on his face. However, more than ten years have passed, Zhao Deyan has become much fatter now, which has made the wrinkles on his face less and the smile on his face more. Compared with him back then, it has changed too much.

"That's great, but it's raining these days. Don't let the gifts we bring be damaged!" Yang said with joy when he heard that he could return to Chang'an in three or five days, but then he said with some concern.

Since the Turks were destroyed, Zhao Deyan was appointed as the governor of Hongzhou for his merits. Since then, he has never returned to Chang'an. Originally, Zhao Deyan was in poor health and was worried that he would not have any children. However, after being treated by a famous doctor, the couple gave birth to a pair of children. Because the distance was too far, Empress Xiao and others had never seen Yang's children, and she had no time to go back to Chang'an to visit. So this was the first time she returned to Chang'an. She also prepared a lot of gifts for her relatives, most of which were specialties from the south. These gifts alone contained several large trucks.

"Don't worry, when I was staying in the inn yesterday, I opened it and looked at it. The gift was not wet, and there were moisture-proof lime bags inside, so you don't have to worry." Zhao Deyan replied with a smile at this time.

"Dad, what does great grandmother look like, and aunts and the others. Mom always mentions these relatives, but my brother and I have never seen each other before." At this moment, suddenly, the older girl next to Yang put down the wooden doll in her hand, raised her little face and asked Zhao Deyan.

This little girl looks six or seven years old, with a round face, big eyes, and white skin. She looks like a mold carved from Yang. Her name is Hong Zhu, who is Zhao Deyan's eldest daughter. Because Zhao Deyan got married to Yang for many years and had not had children, she finally had this daughter. Therefore, Zhao Deyan was also extremely doting on her, and her name also has a unique meaning. Because she was born in Hongzhou, and Zhao Deyan regarded her as the pearl in her hand, she named her Zhao Hongzhu, and her nickname was Zhu Niang.

"Haha~, your great-grandmother is a very kind old man. And your mother usually communicates with your great-grandmother, and she often says that she misses you and your younger brother very much. You will meet when you arrive in Chang'an, and you will not leave Chang'an again in the future. You can get along with these relatives more!" Zhao Deyan also said with a doting smile to his daughter.

The reason why he promised to take over the position of Feinusi this time was that, first of all, he had been a little drowning in Hongzhou over the years. The Turks who dared to resist were almost killed by him. The rest were all honestly reclaimed land and farming, and he could not kill people without any trouble. Secondly, the children at home grew up gradually. Compared with Hongzhou, the environment in Chang'an must be better. Whether the daughter gets married in the future, or the son goes to school, they are better than Hongzhou. In addition, his wife also misses Chang'an's relatives very much, so after receiving Li Xiu's letter, he quickly agreed.

"That's great. My mother has always said that Chang'an is very lively. I have wanted to go and see it. In addition, the son-in-law of the world's smartest man mentioned by my father. I want to see if he is really smarter than his father?" Zhu Niang said excitedly at this time, and finally mentioned Li Xiu specifically. Because the person Zhao Deyan admired the most was Li Xiu, she often mentioned her in front of her children, but the little girl admired her father the most, and instead was a little dissatisfied with Li Xiu.

"Haha~, you will definitely see it at that time. If the prince consort is willing, I would like to send you and Hong Bao to the prince consort to study!" Zhao Deyan laughed at the moment when he saw his daughter's happy look.

Hong Bao is his son, the little boy next to his daughter. But the little guy is a little tired and is dozing off now. He is only over four years old this year, but he can recite the "Three Character Classic" that Li Xiu has passed on, and he also knows a lot of words, which makes Zhao Deyan have great expectations for his son's future studies.

"Mr. Can choose students, and students can choose teachers. Dad praises the prince-consort every day, but I will see if he is really smart. If I can't meet my requirements, I will not want to be a teacher." Zhu Niang said arrogantly. No wonder she was doting by Zhao Deyan since she was a child, and no one dared to provoke her in Hongzhou. Naturally, she developed her temper and did not take others seriously at a young age.

"Don't mess around. If the prince consort can accept you as a student, it will be your blessing. You must know that even the princes of His Majesty have been studying with the prince consort since childhood. Most people have no way to send their children to the prince consort!" Zhao Deyan was also a little angry about his daughter's arrogance, and now he criticized his daughter a few words. As a result, Zhu Niang pouted unhappily, but she didn't dare to say anything again.

"Husband, it's fine if Hong Bao goes to the prince-consort to study, but Zhu Niang is a girl, isn't it good to send it together?" But at this moment, Yang suddenly asked Zhao Deyan worriedly. After all, in traditional concepts, women don't have to read too many books like men. Even in official families, women generally know some words, and it's enough to read a few books like "The Women's Commandments".

"Don't worry, the son-in-law never cared for students. Now he has a few female disciples, such as the daughter of Duke Ying Guo, who was the favorite disciple of the son-in-law. Moreover, this Wu woman was engaged to the son-in-law's second son, and she would probably become his daughter-in-law in a few years." Zhao Deyan said again at this time. At the end of the day, he also looked at his daughter.

Zhao Deyan often communicated with Li Xiu, so he was very familiar with the situation at Li Xiu's family. Since the daughter of Wu Shi Ting could be his disciple, his own daughter could be of course. And as far as he knew, Li Xiu had a son about the same age as his daughter, if this marriage could be led, it would be a good thing.

When her husband mentioned that the daughter of the Wu family first became Li Xiu's student and then married to the Li family, Yang couldn't help but lit up his eyes. She also looked at Zhu Niang. Her daughter was so cute and extremely smart. If she could marry into the Li family, it would be a good thing. Even if the couple was gone in the future, the children would not have to worry. After all, with the big tree of the Li family, no one would dare to mess with them.

"That's great. Zhu Niang, don't mess around. When you meet your great-grandmother in Chang'an, the first thing you do is to visit your prince-consort. You must perform well at that time. Don't let your father down and you down!" Thinking of the above, Yang also reminded his daughter at the moment, and used a commanding tone. As a result, this made the little girl even more unhappy. Of course, she is still young and doesn't know what her parents really think, otherwise she will only be even more angry.

After all, Zhao Deyan still felt sorry for his daughter. When she saw her daughter getting angry, she began to change the topic and talk about the fun and delicious things in Chang'an. This quickly attracted Zhu Niang's attention. After all, the children were most interested in these things. Yang, who was next to her, also interjected a few words from time to time. However, she was a little annoyed that her family was late and missed the Spring Festival this year. If she wanted to watch the Lantern Festival, she had to wait until next year.

The light rain in spring was like silk and fog, and Zhao Deyan's family's carriage also accelerated to Chang'an. Li Xiu and Ma Ye were also waiting for Zhao Deyan's arrival. Especially after Hou Junji's incident in Gaochang, Li Shimin was also preparing to withdraw Gaochang's army. In this way, people must be sent to take over Gaochang's affairs as soon as possible, and Feinusi also wanted to establish a stronghold in Gaochang in order to differentiate and disintegrate the Western Turks.

However, just when Zhao Deyan's family's carriage was about to arrive in Chang'an, they were suddenly stopped on the road!
Chapter completed!